{
  "apiVersion": 1,
  "kind": "work-order",
  "purpose": "Taking the firearm apart for a job such as refinishing, and putting it back together to specification.",
  "firearm": {
    "slug": "springfield-xd",
    "name": "Springfield Armory XD",
    "manufacturer": {
      "id": "springfield-armory",
      "name": "Springfield Armory, Inc."
    },
    "category": "pistol",
    "action": "striker-fired-short-recoil",
    "calibers": [
      "9x19mm Parabellum",
      ".40 S&W",
      ".45 ACP",
      ".357 SIG"
    ],
    "alsoKnownAs": [
      "XD-9",
      "XD-40",
      "HS2000",
      "XD Service Model"
    ],
    "coversAlso": [
      "XD Service, Tactical, and Compact models",
      "HS2000"
    ],
    "page": "firearms/springfield-xd.html",
    "bundle": "api/v1/firearms/springfield-xd.json",
    "lastUpdated": "2026-10-29"
  },
  "notices": [
    "Springfield Armory, Inc. limits owner disassembly: Field strip only: slide, recoil spring assembly and barrel off the frame.",
    "This work order is written for the Springfield Armory XD. It is reported to cover XD Service, Tactical, and Compact models; HS2000 — if the firearm on the bench is one of those, check the torque notes: values do not always carry over.",
    "No manufacturer torque values are recorded. The values listed are reported by other sources, not the manufacturer — confirm them before use."
  ],
  "disclaimer": {
    "headline": "Read this before you use anything here.",
    "points": [
      "This is a guide, not an authority. Entries are compiled from manufacturer manuals, technical manuals, published references, and community knowledge. Some of it comes from sources that are not authoritative, and some of it may simply be wrong.",
      "Always consult the manufacturer's manual for your specific firearm and serial-number range. Manufacturers change designs mid-production without renaming the model. The manual that shipped with your firearm outranks anything on this site.",
      "Consult a licensed gunsmith for anything beyond routine field stripping and cleaning, for any firearm you are unsure about, and for any procedure marked as gunsmith-recommended here.",
      "Treat every firearm as loaded. Verify it is unloaded, with the magazine removed and the chamber physically and visually checked, before any procedure in this database. Point it in a safe direction the entire time.",
      "Disassembly can damage a firearm or injure you. Springs are under tension, parts can launch, and reassembling a firearm incorrectly can make it unsafe to fire in a way that is not obvious from the outside. If a reassembled firearm does not pass a function check, stop and see a gunsmith.",
      "Torque values are shown in two groups. Values from the manufacturer or the issuing military are shown as such, with the document they came from. Values reported by anyone else — parts makers, gunsmithing publishers, articles, forums — are shown separately with who said them, how reliable that source is, and their exact words. Those are not specifications. Confirm any torque value with the manufacturer or a licensed gunsmith before relying on it.",
      "Nothing here is legal advice. Firearms law varies by country, state, and city, and some modifications or configurations are regulated or prohibited. You are responsible for knowing and following the law where you are.",
      "No warranty of any kind. Contributors and maintainers accept no liability for damage, injury, or loss arising from use of this material."
    ],
    "page": "disclaimer.html",
    "legal": {
      "summary": "Legal notice: this material is third-party information compiled from sources of varying reliability and is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. It is not gunsmithing, technical, safety or legal advice, it is not verified or endorsed by any manufacturer, and it must not be taken as fact. Any work on a firearm beyond the routine field stripping described in its own owner's manual should be performed only by a licensed and insured gunsmith. You use this material entirely at your own risk. Fundamental Build LLC and the project's contributors make no warranty of any kind and accept no liability for death, injury, damage or loss arising from its use. Full terms: LEGAL.md.",
      "page": "legal.html",
      "notice": "https://github.com/Fundamental-build-LLC/Pew-Takedown/blob/main/LEGAL.md"
    }
  },
  "sourcing": {
    "confidence": "high",
    "verification": "manufacturer-manual-verified"
  },
  "manufacturerDisassembly": {
    "status": "limited",
    "limit": "Field strip only: slide, recoil spring assembly and barrel off the frame.",
    "statement": "Springfield says dismantling beyond the field strip is not necessary and should only be done by Springfield or a qualified pistolsmith.",
    "source": {
      "title": "XD Operation & Safety Manual",
      "publisher": "Springfield Armory, Inc.",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": "https://www.springfield-armory.com/wp-content/uploads/XD-Manual.pdf",
      "page": "28",
      "pdfPage": 28,
      "pageUrl": "https://www.springfield-armory.com/wp-content/uploads/XD-Manual.pdf#page=28",
      "quote": "Further dismantling is not necessary and should only be done by Springfield, Inc. or a qualified pistolsmith."
    }
  },
  "recalls": [],
  "shopTier": {
    "tier": 1,
    "group": "pistol",
    "rating": "Pew-Takedown editorial rating (1 easy – 3 hardest), not the manufacturer's",
    "reason": "49 rows include three recoil-assembly variants and five magazine parts, leaving about 41 working parts; pinned frame with grip safety and spring, and a slide with striker, striker safety and loaded-chamber indicator on cross pins. Nothing timed; the grip safety and slide spring tension are the cautions.",
    "confidence": "medium",
    "partCount": {
      "value": 49,
      "kind": "line-items",
      "covers": "Original XD 'XD Frame Parts List' (p. 38) + 'XD Slide Parts List' (p. 40), incl. magazine and three recoil spring assembly variants; Mod.2 and thumb-safety lists omitted.",
      "basis": "manufacturer-parts-list",
      "source": {
        "title": "XD Operation & Safety Manual",
        "publisher": "Springfield Armory, Inc.",
        "reliability": "primary",
        "url": "https://www.springfield-armory.com/wp-content/uploads/XD-Manual.pdf",
        "page": "38, 40",
        "pdfPage": 38,
        "pageUrl": "https://www.springfield-armory.com/wp-content/uploads/XD-Manual.pdf#page=38",
        "quote": "44 Recoil Spring And Guide Rod Assembly (Non-Captive Style On Tactical Models)"
      }
    },
    "painPoints": [
      {
        "issue": "The slide comes off under recoil spring tension and must be controlled.",
        "during": "disassembly",
        "source": {
          "title": "XD Operation & Safety Manual",
          "publisher": "Springfield Armory, Inc.",
          "reliability": "primary",
          "url": "https://www.springfield-armory.com/wp-content/uploads/XD-Manual.pdf",
          "page": null,
          "pdfPage": null,
          "pageUrl": null,
          "quote": "CAUTION: Slide is under spring tension. Maintain control."
        }
      },
      {
        "issue": "Springfield says anything past the field strip is for Springfield or a pistolsmith.",
        "during": "both",
        "source": {
          "title": "XD Operation & Safety Manual",
          "publisher": "Springfield Armory, Inc.",
          "reliability": "primary",
          "url": "https://www.springfield-armory.com/wp-content/uploads/XD-Manual.pdf",
          "page": null,
          "pdfPage": null,
          "pageUrl": null,
          "quote": "Further dismantling is not necessary and should only be done by Springfield, Inc. or a qualified pistolsmith."
        }
      }
    ],
    "minutes": {
      "strip": 20,
      "rebuild": 30,
      "basis": "estimated",
      "note": "Slide (striker retainer pin, striker assembly, striker safety, LCI and pin, extractor, sights) and frame (trigger/locking block pins and retainers, sear, grip safety, slide stop, mag catch); rebuild longer for grip safety spring and striker safety.",
      "source": null
    },
    "stripScope": [
      {
        "assembly": "Slide",
        "removes": [
          "striker retainer pin and striker assembly",
          "striker safety, spring and retaining pin",
          "loaded chamber indicator, pin and spring",
          "extractor",
          "rear sight",
          "front sight"
        ],
        "tools": [
          "pin punches",
          "sight pusher"
        ]
      },
      {
        "assembly": "Frame",
        "removes": [
          "locking block/trigger pins and retainers",
          "trigger, trigger bar and spring",
          "sear, pin and spring",
          "grip safety, pin and spring",
          "ejector and pin",
          "slide stop lever and spring",
          "disassembly lever",
          "magazine catch, pin, spring and button"
        ],
        "tools": [
          "pin punches"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "hardware": {
      "pins": 9,
      "springs": 14,
      "detents": 0,
      "basis": "counted from the manufacturer's parts list (one per key number unless a quantity is given)"
    },
    "specialTools": [
      {
        "tool": "dovetail sight pusher (or brass drift and padded vise)",
        "usedFor": "Removing and refitting dovetailed sights for coating"
      }
    ],
    "fitOnRebuild": [
      {
        "check": "Grip safety blocks the trigger until depressed",
        "why": "Check the grip safety spring went back under the grip safety",
        "source": null
      },
      {
        "check": "Function check: trigger reset, sear/striker engagement, safeties",
        "why": "Standard post-reassembly check on any pistol whose fire-control parts were removed; a mis-seated spring shows up here, not on the bench",
        "source": null
      }
    ],
    "assessed": "2026-10-29"
  },
  "videos": [],
  "configurations": [],
  "tools": [],
  "phases": [
    {
      "id": "clear",
      "title": "Clear and make safe",
      "steps": [
        {
          "n": 1,
          "instruction": "Point the muzzle in a safe direction and keep your finger off the trigger."
        },
        {
          "n": 2,
          "instruction": "Press the magazine release and remove the magazine.",
          "partsFreed": [
            "Magazine"
          ]
        },
        {
          "n": 3,
          "instruction": "Retract the slide fully to eject any chambered round and lock it open."
        },
        {
          "n": 4,
          "instruction": "Visually inspect the chamber and magazine well, then physically feel the chamber to confirm it is empty.",
          "warning": "Look and feel. Both, every time."
        },
        {
          "n": 5,
          "instruction": "Do not rely on the loaded chamber indicator in place of looking and feeling.",
          "warning": "Indicators fail. Fingers and eyes are the check."
        },
        {
          "n": 6,
          "instruction": "Remove all live ammunition from the work area."
        }
      ],
      "videos": []
    },
    {
      "id": "disassemble",
      "title": "Disassemble",
      "videos": [],
      "procedures": [
        {
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "title": "Field Strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "configuration": false,
          "steps": [
            {
              "n": 1,
              "instruction": "Complete the Clear and Make Safe procedure and put on eye protection. The manual requires it."
            },
            {
              "n": 2,
              "instruction": "Draw the slide back to the rear stop position and lock it open by pushing up the slide stop lever."
            },
            {
              "n": 3,
              "instruction": "Visually inspect the chamber to confirm the pistol is unloaded."
            },
            {
              "n": 4,
              "instruction": "Rotate the disassembly lever clockwise to a vertical 12 o'clock position.",
              "tip": "Clockwise and up to vertical. It travels up, not down."
            },
            {
              "n": 5,
              "instruction": "Pull the slide slightly to the rear to release the slide stop lever, then grip the slide firmly and let it move forward slowly until the spring tension is released.",
              "warning": "The slide is under spring tension. Maintain control."
            },
            {
              "n": 6,
              "instruction": "While holding the slide and with the pistol pointed in a safe direction, pull and release the trigger to fully unlock the slide from the frame.",
              "warning": "This pistol cannot be field stripped without pulling the trigger. Only do this on a chamber you have just verified empty."
            },
            {
              "n": 7,
              "instruction": "Move the complete slide assembly forward and off the frame.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Slide assembly"
              ]
            },
            {
              "n": 8,
              "instruction": "Remove the recoil spring assembly from the slide.",
              "warning": "The 5 in Tactical models do not have a captive recoil system, so the spring is loose and under tension. Maintain control on those.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Recoil spring assembly"
              ]
            },
            {
              "n": 9,
              "instruction": "Remove the barrel from the slide. The pistol is now field stripped.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Barrel"
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "refinish",
      "title": "Refinish",
      "components": [
        {
          "name": "Slide assembly",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 7
        },
        {
          "name": "Recoil spring assembly",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 8
        },
        {
          "name": "Barrel",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 9
        }
      ],
      "manufacturerPartsList": {
        "parts": 49,
        "scope": "Original XD (9mm/40SW/357SIG/45GAP/45ACP): 'XD Frame Parts List' p.38 + 'XD Slide Parts List' p.40. Omitted: XD Mod.2 frame/slide lists (pp.34, 36) and XD 45ACP With Thumb Safety frame/slide lists (pp.42, 44)."
      },
      "partsDiagrams": [],
      "materials": [
        {
          "component": "Barrel",
          "material": "Steel",
          "finish": "Melonite®",
          "appliesTo": "XD 4in Service Model 9mm, Black, XD9101 (low-capacity listing)",
          "note": null,
          "source": {
            "title": "XD® 4\" 9mm Handgun, Low Capacity - XD9101 - Springfield Armory (Specs)",
            "publisher": "Springfield Armory, Inc.",
            "reliability": "primary",
            "url": "https://www.springfield-armory.com/xd-series-handguns/xd-handguns/xd-4-service-model-9mm-handgun-low-capacity/",
            "page": null,
            "pdfPage": null,
            "pageUrl": null,
            "quote": "Barrel … 4\" Hammer Forged Steel, Melonite® Finish, 1:10"
          }
        },
        {
          "component": "Slide",
          "material": "Steel",
          "finish": "Melonite®",
          "appliesTo": "XD 4in Service Model 9mm, Black, XD9101 (low-capacity listing)",
          "note": null,
          "source": {
            "title": "XD® 4\" 9mm Handgun, Low Capacity - XD9101 - Springfield Armory (Specs)",
            "publisher": "Springfield Armory, Inc.",
            "reliability": "primary",
            "url": "https://www.springfield-armory.com/xd-series-handguns/xd-handguns/xd-4-service-model-9mm-handgun-low-capacity/",
            "page": null,
            "pdfPage": null,
            "pageUrl": null,
            "quote": "Slide … Forged Steel, Melonite® Finish"
          }
        },
        {
          "component": "Frame",
          "material": "Polymer",
          "finish": "Black",
          "appliesTo": "XD 4in Service Model 9mm, Black, XD9101 (low-capacity listing)",
          "note": null,
          "source": {
            "title": "XD® 4\" 9mm Handgun, Low Capacity - XD9101 - Springfield Armory (Specs)",
            "publisher": "Springfield Armory, Inc.",
            "reliability": "primary",
            "url": "https://www.springfield-armory.com/xd-series-handguns/xd-handguns/xd-4-service-model-9mm-handgun-low-capacity/",
            "page": null,
            "pdfPage": null,
            "pageUrl": null,
            "quote": "Frame … Black Polymer"
          }
        }
      ],
      "note": "The components the procedures above separate. Coating, masking and cure are outside this database; follow your coating system's instructions. A part the manufacturer marks \"factory fit\" should not be swapped or reworked."
    },
    {
      "id": "reassemble",
      "title": "Reassemble",
      "videos": [],
      "procedures": [
        {
          "procedure": "reassembly",
          "title": "Reassembly",
          "configuration": false,
          "steps": [
            {
              "n": 1,
              "instruction": "Set the barrel into the inverted slide and seat it fully forward."
            },
            {
              "n": 2,
              "instruction": "Seat the recoil spring assembly in the cut in the barrel lug and press it down into the slide channel."
            },
            {
              "n": 3,
              "instruction": "Set the slide onto the frame rails and run it rearward until it seats."
            },
            {
              "n": 4,
              "instruction": "Rotate the disassembly lever counter-clockwise back to its horizontal locked position."
            },
            {
              "n": 5,
              "instruction": "Rack the slide several times and perform the function check."
            }
          ],
          "instruction": null
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "torque",
      "title": "Torque",
      "coverage": "reported-only",
      "manufacturer": [],
      "reported": [
        {
          "fastener": "Red-dot optic mounting screws (6-32 flat head, supplied) into EGW rear-dovetail sight mount",
          "appliesTo": "Springfield XD / XD Mod.2 (non-optics-ready) with the EGW 'Trijicon RMR / SRO, Holosun 407c / 507c Mount for Springfield XD, XDM' (replaces the rear sight; for Trijicon RMR/SRO, Holosun 407C/507C foot",
          "qualifier": "exact",
          "value": 15,
          "valueMax": null,
          "unit": "in-lb",
          "converted": {
            "value": {
              "N-m": 1.7,
              "in-lb": 15,
              "ft-lb": 1.2
            },
            "valueMax": null
          },
          "sequence": "Remove the rear sight, install the EGW mount in the dovetail, tighten the set screw if applicable, place the optic on the mount, then apply blue Loctite and torque the optic screws.",
          "threadlocker": "Blue Loctite on the provided mounting screws (EGW instructions)",
          "source": {
            "title": "Trijicon RMR / SRO, Holosun 407c / 507c Mount for Springfield XD, XDM (EGW product page, installation instructions section)",
            "publisher": "Evolution Gun Works (EGW)",
            "reliability": "secondary",
            "url": "https://egwguns.com/trijicon-rmr-sro-holosun-407c-507c-mount-for-springfield-xd-xdm",
            "page": null,
            "pdfPage": null,
            "pageUrl": null,
            "quote": "Torque mounting screws to 15in/lbs"
          }
        },
        {
          "fastener": "Red-dot optic mounting screws (supplied) into EGW rear-dovetail sight mount (Docter/Venom/Viper/FastFire footprint)",
          "appliesTo": "Springfield XD / XD Mod.2 (non-optics-ready) with the EGW 'EGW Springfield XD / XDM Sight Mount (fits Burris FastFire, Docter, Viridian RFX25)' (replaces the rear sight)",
          "qualifier": "exact",
          "value": 15,
          "valueMax": null,
          "unit": "in-lb",
          "converted": {
            "value": {
              "N-m": 1.7,
              "in-lb": 15,
              "ft-lb": 1.2
            },
            "valueMax": null
          },
          "sequence": "Remove the rear sight, install the EGW mount in the dovetail, tighten the set screw if applicable, place the optic on the mount, then apply blue Loctite and torque the optic screws.",
          "threadlocker": "Blue Loctite on the provided mounting screws (EGW instructions)",
          "source": {
            "title": "EGW Springfield XD / XDM Sight Mount (fits Burris FastFire, Docter, Viridian RFX25) (EGW product page, installation instructions section)",
            "publisher": "Evolution Gun Works (EGW)",
            "reliability": "secondary",
            "url": "https://egwguns.com/vortex-viper-venom-springfield-xd-xdm-sight-mount-fits-burris-fastfire-and-docter",
            "page": null,
            "pdfPage": null,
            "pageUrl": null,
            "quote": "Torque mounting screws to 15in/lbs"
          }
        }
      ],
      "notes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "function-check",
      "title": "Function check",
      "checks": [
        "Verify the pistol is unloaded with no magazine inserted before each check.",
        "Without depressing the grip safety, press the trigger. The striker must not release.",
        "Depress the grip safety and press the trigger. The striker should release.",
        "Hold the trigger back, rack the slide, release slowly and confirm the reset.",
        "Confirm the slide locks open on an empty magazine and the magazine drops free."
      ],
      "videos": []
    }
  ],
  "troubleshooting": [],
  "sources": [
    {
      "n": 1,
      "id": "springfield-xd-manual",
      "title": "XD Operation & Safety Manual",
      "publisher": "Springfield Armory, Inc.",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": "https://www.springfield-armory.com/wp-content/uploads/XD-Manual.pdf",
      "accessed": "2026-09-14"
    },
    {
      "n": 2,
      "id": null,
      "title": "XD-M Operation & Safety Manual",
      "publisher": "Springfield Armory, Inc.",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": "https://www.springfield-armory.com/wp-content/uploads/XD-M-Manual.pdf",
      "accessed": "2026-09-14"
    },
    {
      "n": 3,
      "id": null,
      "title": "XD-S Operation & Safety Manual",
      "publisher": "Springfield Armory, Inc.",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": "https://www.springfield-armory.com/wp-content/uploads/XD-S-Manual.pdf",
      "accessed": "2026-09-14"
    },
    {
      "n": 4,
      "id": "springfield-armory-specs-24c05d",
      "title": "XD® 4\" 9mm Handgun, Low Capacity - XD9101 - Springfield Armory (Specs)",
      "publisher": "Springfield Armory, Inc.",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": "https://www.springfield-armory.com/xd-series-handguns/xd-handguns/xd-4-service-model-9mm-handgun-low-capacity/",
      "accessed": "2026-10-03"
    },
    {
      "n": 5,
      "id": "evolution-gun-works-egw-f9aa4f",
      "title": "Trijicon RMR / SRO, Holosun 407c / 507c Mount for Springfield XD, XDM (EGW product page, installation instructions section)",
      "publisher": "Evolution Gun Works (EGW)",
      "reliability": "secondary",
      "url": "https://egwguns.com/trijicon-rmr-sro-holosun-407c-507c-mount-for-springfield-xd-xdm",
      "accessed": "2026-10-11"
    },
    {
      "n": 6,
      "id": "evolution-gun-works-egw-6883a3",
      "title": "EGW Springfield XD / XDM Sight Mount (fits Burris FastFire, Docter, Viridian RFX25) (EGW product page, installation instructions section)",
      "publisher": "Evolution Gun Works (EGW)",
      "reliability": "secondary",
      "url": "https://egwguns.com/vortex-viper-venom-springfield-xd-xdm-sight-mount-fits-burris-fastfire-and-docter",
      "accessed": "2026-10-11"
    },
    {
      "n": 7,
      "id": "pat-springfield-armory-patent-marking-si-b7cc10",
      "title": "Springfield Armory® Patents",
      "publisher": "Springfield Armory (patent-marking site linked as \"Patents\" from the springfield-armory.com footer)",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": "https://www.sa-ip.com/",
      "accessed": "2026-10-13"
    }
  ]
}